Table 1. Morphological comparison between A. pilosa and A in Argyreia sharadchandrajii (Convolvulaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India

Table 1. Morphological comparison between A. pilosa and A. sharadchandrajii CharacterA. pilosa Wight & Arn.A. sharadchandrajii Lawand & ShimpaleHabitTwining or initially prostrateAlways prostrateLeavesOvate, 11–16 × 7–12 cm, base shallowly cordate, strigose on both surfacesWidely ovate or orbicular, 15–24 × 12–25 cm, base deeply cordate, hirsute adaxially, white sericeous abaxiallyPetiolesDorsally groovedDorsally not groovedPedunclesAlways more than half length of petioleAlways shorter than half length of petioleBractsLinear, 1.5–2.5 × 0.2–0.4 cm, 1–nerved, strigose on both surfacesOblong, 2–3.5 × 0.5–1.2 cm, 3-nerved, hirsute on both surfacesSepalsSub-equal, outer three 1 – 1.1 cm long; inner two c. 0.9 cm longUnequal, outer three 1.2–1.3 cm long, inner two c. 1 cm longBerries0.7–1.5 cm across2–2.5 cm across